Category Archives: World
Witnesses: Bomb blasts kill 9 in northeastern Nigerian city
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Twin explosions from female suicide bombers suspected to be with Boko Haram killed nine people and injured 24 in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Saturday morning...
Oct 29, 2016
Oregon standoff acquittal sparks fears of new land disputes
PORTLAND, Ore. - The stunning acquittal of seven people who occupied a federal wildlife sanctuary in Oregon during an armed standoff raised fears Friday that the verdict could embolden other militant ...
Oct 28, 2016
Indians edge Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley Field for 2-1 Series lead
CHICAGO - Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and the Cleveland Indians crashed a Wrigley Field party 71 years in the making. Leave it to that sensational bullpen to silence the Chicago Cubs and their revved-up...
Oct 28, 2016
Dylan says he wants to attend Nobel Prize ceremony if he can
NEW YORK - Bob Dylan says he “absolutely” wants to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony “if it’s at all possible” in December, finally breaking his silence about earning...
Oct 28, 2016
Official: Plane in Chicago had 'uncontained engine failure'
CHICAGO - Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight Friday on a runway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after the airliner expe...
Oct 28, 2016
Activists split as Clinton makes push for black millennials
PHILADELPHIA - Six months into Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, she met with a group of Black Lives Matter activists in Washington to make her case and seek their support. DeRay Mckesson...
Oct 28, 2016
Education gap divides white voters
DODGE CITY, Kan. - At 18, Mike Smith chose trucking over college. Hauling cattle feed was lucrative for a teenager, and it seemed he could have a pretty good life without a degree. Now, 40 years later...
Oct 28, 2016
With newfound vigour, Obama works to rebuild Democratic Party
WASHINGTON - Gone is the old President Barack Obama, who approached campaigning for other Democrats as a chore. The new Obama is throwing himself into rebuilding his party in his final months in the W...
Oct 28, 2016
Sotheby sale features Edvard Munch work that may fetch $50M
NEW YORK - A work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (AYD’-vart moongk) will highlight Sotheby’s fall auction of impressionist and modern art. The auction house expects the painting R...
Oct 28, 2016
Ukrainian man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone
KIEV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian man has officially changed his name to iPhone 7 after an electronics store offered the latest Apple product to the first five people who do that. The 20-year old iPhone Sim...
Oct 28, 2016